I know what you are thinking. You only have two weeks for your big overseas vacation and you want to maximize time and see as much of that new country as possible. You’ve probably spent months planning your trip-and even longer saving up for it and nothing, I mean nothing, is going to get in your way.

You are going to love it … just as soon as you can wake up and regain your energy from that stuffy red-eye and eight-hour time change.

Is it jet lag? Uhm … I don’t know. You might have read this post and learned how to handle that.

Maybe it is stress and exhaustion? Before your trip has even begun? Nope. Can’t be that.

Sometimes frequent fliers take things for granted that a first-time flier might find hard to understand. Phrases such as “security check,” “three ounce liquids” and “exit row responsibilities” are common-talk to world travelers, yet they could make a newb